BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Freedom's Way National Heritage Area - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://freedomsway.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Freedom's Way National Heritage Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260419T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260419T163000 DTSTAMP:20260331T153831Z CREATED:20260331T153831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T153831Z UID:35830-1776592800-1776616200@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Smith House Open House DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 19\, 2026\n10:00 am – 4:30 pm \nExplore the interior of the William Smith House. Talk with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire and learn about the fighting that swept through these houses on April 19\, 1775. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/smith-house-open-house-3/ LOCATION:Captain William Smith House\, North Great Road\, Lincoln\, 01773\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/minute-man-nhp_capt-william-smith-house-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260419T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260419T104500 DTSTAMP:20260331T154838Z CREATED:20260331T154838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T154838Z UID:35847-1776592800-1776595500@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Caught in the Storm of War: The Civilian Evacuation DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 19\, 2026\nWilliam Smith House\n10:00-10:45 am \nLearn about the experiences of non-combatants on April 19\, 1775 and the incredible stories of those who struggled to protect their families from the horrors of war. \nPhoto courtesy of Minute Man National Historical Park via TheHistoryList.com \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/caught-in-the-storm-of-war-the-civilian-evacuation-2/ LOCATION:Captain William Smith House\, North Great Road\, Lincoln\, 01773\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/patriots-day-2022_caught-in-the-storm-of-war.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260418T163000 DTSTAMP:20260331T153934Z CREATED:20260331T150958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T153934Z UID:35814-1776506400-1776529800@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Smith House Open House DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 2026\n10:00 am – 4:30 pm \nExplore the interior of the William Smith House. Talk with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire and learn about Massachusetts on the brink of war in 1774 & 1775. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/smith-house-open-house-2/ LOCATION:Captain William Smith House\, North Great Road\, Lincoln\, 01773\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/minute-man-nhp_capt-william-smith-house-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250419T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250419T112000 DTSTAMP:20250402T104512Z CREATED:20250402T104512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T104512Z UID:27487-1745060400-1745061600@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Caught in the Storm of War: The Civilian Evacuation DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 19\, 2025 \n11:00 am- 11:20 am\nWilliam Smith House \nJoin us for a special 250th Anniversary talk by Living Historian Audry Stuck-Girard. Learn about the experiences of non-combatants on April 19\, 1775 and the incredible stories of those who struggled to protect their families from the horrors of war. \nThis program presented by the Ladies Association of Revolutionary America and co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park \nPhoto courtesy of Minute Man National Historical Park via TheHistoryList.com \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/caught-in-the-storm-of-war-the-civilian-evacuation/ LOCATION:Captain William Smith House\, North Great Road\, Lincoln\, 01773\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/patriots-day-2022_caught-in-the-storm-of-war.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Minute Man National Park":MAILTO:info@friendsofminuteman.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250419T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250419T113000 DTSTAMP:20250401T202848Z CREATED:20250401T202848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T202848Z UID:27472-1745055000-1745062200@freedomsway.org SUMMARY:Smith House Open House DESCRIPTION:April 19\, 2025\n9:30 am – 11:30 am \nExplore the interior of the William Smith House a restored 18th century home that sits on a beautifully restored section of the actual “Battle Road.” On April 19\, 1775 Captain William Smith led his company of Lincoln Minute Men into action at Concord’s North Bridge and along the battle road. \nOn the 250th Anniversary of the battle\, talk with living history interpreters about the Smith family and the experiences of civilians forced to flee their homes on April 19\, 1775. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/smith-house-open-house/ LOCATION:Captain William Smith House\, North Great Road\, Lincoln\, 01773\, United States CATEGORIES:Living History,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/minute-man-nhp_capt-william-smith-house-1.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR